In "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut JR and "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, both stories the citizens are being controlled by their government which is a terrible thing because the citizen don’t have any choice in what they do. In “Harrison Bergeron” Harrison was punished for being too handsome and too smart. Harrison was put in jail for his whole life because he refused to wear handicaps that will change his way of thinking. In the “Lottery” the community didn’t have a choice to participate in the lottery anymore because it is a ritual for the town.

"Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now, and she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her. "It isn't fair," she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head. Old Man Warner was saying, "Come on, come on, everyone." Steve Adams was in the front of the crowd of villagers, with Mrs. Graves beside him". (Jackson 1) This is the way the community is trying to save up food so everybody can eat by this the people should have a option if they want to participate in the lottery because there is a possibility they can lose there life.